cuhk.edu.hk Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading infectious cause of death throughout the world, including Hong Kong. Aim: To compare the ability of three validated prediction ...

Objectives The current study was a hospital-based surveillance of cases hospitalised with WHO-defined community-acquired pneumonia in children ... Since pre-existing X-ray machines were used, there ...

and their efficacy and safety in the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data show that CAP is a common presentation in primary care practice, and is associated with high rates of ...

The study objective was to evaluate the association of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The design was a meta-analysis of nine case–controlled and cohort ...

The study is published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infections in children worldwide and represents one of the most frequent and ...

An accurate risk prediction model has been developed for children younger than 14 years with community-acquired pneumonia ...

In a new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have shown that by using a computerized clinical ...